The modelling of wave-structure interaction (WSI) has significant applications in
understanding natural processes as well as securing the safety and efficiency of marine
engineering. Based on the technique of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and the
open-source simulation framework - OpenFOAM, this paper provides a state-of-the-art
review of WSI modelling methods. The review categorises WSI scenarios and suggests
their suitable computational approaches, concerning a rigid, deformable or porous
structure in regular, irregular, non-breaking or breaking waves. Extensions of WSI
modelling for wave-structure-seabed interactions and various wave energy converters
are also introduced. As a result, the present review aims to help understand the CFD
modelling of WSI and guide the use of OpenFOAM for target WSI problems.
